..The external vulva appears to represent a site of C. albicans persistence and source of endogenous re-infection in patients with RVVC. The combined treatment compared favorably with published fluconazole maintenance regimens...

..During the recent decades allergies have become more frequent all over the world. However, it is unclear how important the topic of allergies is for the general German population and how appropriately patients with allergies are treated...

Mapping DLQI on EQ-5D in psoriasis: transformation of skin-specific health-related quality of life into utilities

..3 % of the EQ-5D variance in the development database and 26.8 % in the cross-validation database. In conclusion, mapping of DLQI on EQ-5D in psoriasis patients has severe limitations in validity and clinical relevance...